Examples of our work

Tech Nation

Upscale

whitefox collaborated with Tech Nation, a government agency working to empower ambitious tech entrepreneurs, to produce Upscale: What it takes to scale a startup by the people who’ve done it. This included project management, editorial support, internal design and printing services.

Design

Editorial

Printing

Project Management

Publishing Consultancy

Solving Chemistry

Bernie Bulkin

Award-winning academic, environmentalist and former Chief Scientist of BP, Bernie Bulkin collaborated with whitefox on his latest book Solving Chemistry. The book combines anecdote, analysis and science to argue that chemistry as a discipline is now complete, or ‘solved’. whitefox provided Bernie with full editorial support, page design/typesetting, distribution, eBookconversion, marketing and printing.

Design

Digital Distribution and Metadata Support

Editorial

Indexing

Marketing & PR

Printing

Production

Project Management

Sales

Simple Tips Smart Ideas

Erica Wolfe-Murray

Dubbed the ‘Delia of business’ by WeAretheCity, Erica Wolfe-Murray worked with whitefox to create a thought-provoking business book. Simple Tips Smart Ideas offers everything a CEO, manager or entrepreneur could need. Erica’s book is filled with advice, tips, and even spaces for you to write down your own thoughts and ideas. whitefox provided Erica with full editorial support, page design, eBook conversation and sales representation.

Design

Digital Distribution and Metadata Support

Ebook Conversion

Editorial

Illustration

Indexing

Production

Project Management

Sales

Anki

Create with Cozmo

Voted one of the Top 10 most innovative companies in robotics three years in a row, California-based AI and robotics specialists Anki published Create with Cozmo to be sold alongside Cozmo, a robot that helps children learn how to code. Create with Cozmo is filled with colour illustrations and designs, along with easy-to-read instructions for parents and children. whitefox was responsible for organising the writing, editing, designand printing of Create with Cozmo.

Content Creation

Design

Editorial

Printing

English Heritage

London’s Blue Plaques

whitefox were asked to devise and present a publishing strategy for the Head of Guidebooks at English Heritage. This included facilitating consumer research and exploring specific relationships with new publishing partners for collaborative projects. The first of these was the ‘compact but comprehensive’ guidebook to the Blue Plaques of London in conjunction with September Publishing.

Brokering Publishing Deal

Publishing Consultancy

Adaptive Lab

Bye Bye Banks?

Bye Bye Banks? by James Haycock and Shane Richmond delves into the myriad effects tech startups have on the banking industry. whitefox collaborated with the authors to produce their book, providing them with editorial, project management, internal design and printing services.

Design

Editorial

Printing

Project Management

Feed Me Vegan

Little, Brown

whitefox worked closely with a Sphere editorial team and star of Made in Chelsea Lucy Watson on the creation of her recent best-selling, award-winning vegan cookbook. We were delighted to help capture Lucy’s love of vegan food with a photo shoot, managing the logistics of the shoot as well as the design process for this beautifully produced book.

Design

Photography

Project Management

Prop Styling

Recipe Testing

How To Be Chief Executive of Your Own Life

Mike Wilson

whitefox were asked to help create How To Be Chief Executive of Your Own Life by Mike Wilson, joint founder of St. James’s Place Wealth Management. The book is a combination of memoir, self-help and business wisdom gleaned over a long career by a much-admired leader and entrepreneur. Alongside the main hardback edition, whitefox also created a pocket version of the same book, distilling the top tips and takeaways from each chapter.

Design

Editorial

Printing

Project Management

Playland

Mirror Books

Mirror Books is the book publishing imprint of Trinity Mirror. This young list has big ambitions to tell compelling stories to as wide a readership as possible. whitefox provides key editorial services to this list, working with a range of inspiring authors across fiction and non-fiction titles.

Editorial

Project Management

Cracking Science

Octopus

whitefox has been integrally involved in Octopus’s brilliant Cracking Science series – short, engaging titles that form a scintillating introduction to some of science’s most fascinating subjects. whitefox worked closely with authors, editors, illustrators and designers to help bring these highly illustrated books to market.

Design

Editorial

Indexing

Permission Clearances

Project Management

National Trust

whitefox worked with the National Trust and their Marketing Director on developing a new publishing strategy, which included facilitating external creative partnerships with, amongst others, Nosy Crow. Our consultancy covered a review of digital engagement, retail ranges, children’s and YA publishing opportunities and internal systems, structures and personnel.

Publishing Consultancy

The Get-Ahead Cook

Jane Lovett

Jane Lovett had already produced 100 recipes by the time she knew she wanted to create her second cookbook, the follow-up to 2015’s Make It Easy Cookbook. A hugely successful food writer who has been running sold-out demonstrations up and down the UK, Jane wanted to retain creative control of her next book. whitefox assembled a team for every element of the process and managed the entire production, including a photo shoot, an endorsement from Prue Leith, an extensive mailing list campaign and launch event. whitefox also organised retail promotion online, in specialist high street stores and in WH Smith and Waterstones.

Design

Editorial

Photography

Project Management

Prop Styling

Sales

Almost Is Not Good Enough

Andrew Jennings

Andrew Jennings is a senior retail executive with more than 45 years of leadership experience with some of the world’s most respected high-end, speciality department stores, including Harrods, Holt Renfrew and Saks Fifth Avenue. In Almost Is Not Good Enough he shares his secrets on how retailers can remain relevant in this fast-paced and dynamic industry. whitefox worked with Andrew, providing editorial, design, print, production and sales services.

Design

Digital Distribution and Metadata Support

Ebook Conversion

Editorial

Printing

Production

Sales

Estoril

Head of Zeus

whitefox collaborates closely with Head of Zeus, the 2017 Independent Publisher of the Year, across this impressive and ever-expanding list. Working on everything from commercial fiction to cookery, polemic to YA, whitefox provides key editorial, indexing and other services. Our in-house attention to quality-control and integrated work processes make us a valued strategic partner to this fast-growing publisher.

Editorial

Indexing

Permission Clearances

Pop Press

Ebury

whitefox worked closely with Ebury editors to help launch Pop Press, a new list of commercial non-fiction. We helped to prepare pitch material for the London Book Fair, then produced ten illustrated titles within six months. With Tattoo Street Style, we worked alongside author and curator Alice Snape to shape the book, arrange photo shoots in eight locations around the world using ten different photographers, collect, transcribe and translate interviews, and design a beautiful finished product.

Content Creation

Design

Project Management

Outshine

Shemin Nurmohamed

Shemin Nurmohamed is CEO for Pitney Bowes, France, and has also held several CFO, Director and VP roles at Fortune 500 companies. For her first book, Outshine, whitefox assembled and managed a team of highly skilled and experienced freelancers to provide editorial, design, print, production and sales services. Outshine tells you everything you need to know about becoming an effective business leader.

Content Creation

Design

Digital Distribution and Metadata Support

Ebook Conversion

Editorial

Printing

Production

Sales

Scorn

Paul Hoffman

Paul Hoffman, bestselling author of the Left Hand of God trilogy, approached whitefox via his agent to work on his latest novel, Scorn. whitefox gave Paul access to a full range of publishing services, from editorial and design to PR and marketing, ensuring the book was made available through all online channels and promoted in UK high street retailers.

Design

Digital Distribution and Metadata Support

Ebook Conversion

Editorial

Marketing & PR

Printing

Production

Project Management

Sales

The Best of Jimseven 2004–2015

James Hoffmann

whitefox collaborated with world-renowned coffee expert James Hoffmann, founder of Square Mile Coffee, to produce a highly illustrated, deluxe hardback edition of his successful blog. The Best of Jimseven is a collection of curated pieces exploring coffee from every angle and is essential reading for anyone who is passionate about coffee.

Design

Editorial

Printing

Production

OC&C

whitefox created a bespoke book in celebration of OC&C’s 25th anniversary. A talented whitefox team helped to edit and design a beautiful hardback volume. whitefox then agented the book to Pearson Education, which subsequently published mass market paperback and digital editions.